U.S. Sen. Carl Levin repeatedly quotes the phrase "sh--ty deal" from a Goldman Sachs memo. Rapper Kanye West titles his new album "Good Ass Job." And "son of a bitch" has become a catchphrase on television's popular "Lost."

From Hollywood to Washington, profanity is peppering the lexicon, even in polite company. Not so long ago you couldn't utter the words on TV or print them in newspapers. Today, off-color language has become commonplace, celebrated, even commercialized. Just hours after the news of the scatological shenanigans broke during last week's Senate hearing, T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase went on sale.

Some wordsmiths warn that we are headed toward a future where nothing is bleep-worthy. They worry that changing how we speak may change who we are.

Posted May-2-2010 By

draisienne

The General is sorry to be informed that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American Army, is growing into fashion. He hopes the officers will by example, as well as influence, endeavor to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect, that we can have little hope of the blessings of Heaven on our arms if we insult it by our impiety and folly. Added to this, it is a vice so mean and low, without More..any temptation, that every man of sense and character detests and despises it.Less..

Posted May-2-2010 By

PC95051

Posted May-2-2010 By

ZANGADO

Comment of user 'socomoddjob' has been deleted by author (after account deletion)!

Sen. Carl Levin is nothing but a typical angry dumb-o-crat. The state he represents is totally in the crapper because they like to elect dumb-o-crats so they made the bed,lay in it. Plus he is an A-hole anyway.

Posted May-2-2010 By

RepConTilDeath

Well... saying bad words is cursing... I suppose cursing is the negative vibrational effect on the things around you... cursing is the opposite of blessing... your vibrations have an effect on everything around you and vice versa...

Posted May-2-2010 By

Epitope

Seriously though, the fact that we don't have a national language means we aren't teaching crucial vocabulary, grammar and reading skills like the English do. We need to start managing out language and those who teach it better.